I agree, Ed!  They're extremely fussy when it comes to tuning but, if you 
are careful, you can get great results with them.  I worked a guy on 40 who 
was in new england and was putting an s9 plus signal into Pennsylvania with 
an antenna that was probably 4 feet square.  Pretty cool!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 11:46 AM
Subject: Antennas


> For the people that don't have room or maybe renting there is hope for
> working D X with a magnetic loop.  I worked a German station using one on 
> I
> think 15 meters using amag loop the other day and he had a S 7 signal into
> Utah running as I remember 100 watts.  So it may be something to think 
> about
> folks.  73
> Ed   K7UC